Gill Adams Radio Dramas

Gill writes a regular column twice a week for Hull Daily Mail and teaches
film and TV at the Lincolnshire and Humberside University. She also founded
an all male writing group ‘The Hull Blokes’.
Gill was Writer in Residence at the West Yorkshire
Playhouse for 2002 and was the Anthony Minghella Writer in Residence
at Hull University 1999-2000. She is about to be mentored by Paul Abbot.

CURRENT PROJECTS
Gill has recently finished adapting her play Jump to Cow Heaven into a
feature film with Gary Kemp, called Wanted.
She is presently working on a commission by UK Productions and Paul
Nicholas to adapt Christine Keelers book ‘The Truth At Last’ for the West End Stage
Gill has won The Prex Acqueo twice - for "Crush" and "Child of the
Boarder".
"Crush" won a Sony Silver award and the Mental Health and Media award.

CRUSH....2001
Play for R3 ‘The Wire’ series. Winner of Silver at the
Sony Radio Award 2001. Produced and directed by Kate Rowland.
A sensitive portrayal of teenage pregnancy, ably performed by Lucy
Beaumont.

-*HEART 60m 2003
A vile murder has been committed.....a repressed young man is
arrested on suspicion of murdering a young woman. His parents, an
ordinary couple, suddenly find themselves in the middle of a
nightmare. This part (the first half of the drama) is told from
their point of view. With Brigit Forsyth and Paul Copley as the
parents; also with Claude Close, Danny Burns, Sarah Parks. Directed
by Kate Rowland. Friday play, 25 Apr 03.

-*ATTACK 60m 2003
The second part of the murder inquiry, from the point of view of
the idiosyncratic female detective leading the investigation. The story
is set against the backdrop of a small town which wants answers and
a quick arrest. Excellent reading of a superb script. With Sarah
Parks as D.I. Hard, Danny Burns as Smithy, Brigit Forsyth as Mary,
Paul Copley as Bill; also stars Sally Walsh, Des Cummings, Claude
Close. A different director... Melanie Harris. Friday play, 2 May 03.

*KNOCKING ON THE HULL....2004
13.08.04. 60m. Friday play. Russian submarine disaster, 4 years ago.
Commission included a trip to Russia to meet the widows and mothers
of the men who went down on the Kursk Submarine disaster in
2000. Producer Jeremy Mortimer.

PUZZLE WOMEN ....date nk
R4 Friday Play commission, includes research in Berlin.
.....update...….200728 Jun 07. A young woman tracks down the former Stasi man who spied on her and had her father imprisoned.

Big Pies....2012
23 July: Afternoon Drama - Romantic comedy by Gill Adams. Ron runs a successful chippy, but when his wife dies, he loses his heart and half his custom. Elaine is trapped at home caring for her irascible Dad, stuck in Yorkshire when she'd much rather be back in Wales. She feels her failure at school holds her back, and her dad doesn't exactly help her self esteem. Ron is fed up at being nagged by best mate Keith about his soggy batter and lack of interest in romance. Goaded into action, they both reluctantly sign on at local night school.
Meanwhile, Keith and Elaine's Dad are caught up with the excitement of local UFO spotters with mysterious crop circles. Keith is adamant that if Ron will only absorb a few cosmic rays, his love life will be transformed.
Ron ...... George Costigan
Elaine ...... Katy Wix
Dad ...... Steffan Rhodri
Keith ...... Richard Nichols
Linda ...... Claire Cage
Producer ...... Polly Thomas. BBC Wales.

‘SILLY BABY’ Commissioned by UK Productions for Paul Nicholas.
A West End play about Christine Keeler;

THE SHY GAS MAN (1996/7) Stage play commissioned by The National Theatre
Studio, revised to go into production in 2004;

JUMP TO COW HEAVEN (1998). Stage play premiering at Edinburgh Festival
and transferring to Riverside Studios. Published By Warner Chappell
Winner of the 1997 ‘First of Fringe Firsts’ for best new play at the
festival. 2000 - 01 developed as a film by Midhouse/Gary Kemp. Well
reviewed in The Sunday Telegraph and the Evening News;